Rjúpnavellir
Rjúpnavellir is a lava area in South Iceland, Iceland and has an elevation of 210 metres.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Þjófafoss.
Þjófafoss
Waterfall
Photo: Grunkhead, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Þjófafoss is located on the river Þjórsá on the east side of the Merkurhraun lava fields in the south of Iceland, at the southwest tip of the hill Búrfell. Þjófafoss is situated 3 km northwest of Rjúpnavellir.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Þjórsárdalur.
Þjórsárdalur
Locality
Photo: Sergei Gussev, CC BY 2.0.
Þjórsárdalur is a valley in Árnessýsla county in Iceland that lies between the mountain Búrfell, alongside the river Þjórsá to the east and the mountain Skriðufell to the west. Þjórsárdalur is situated 8 km northwest of Rjúpnavellir.
Rjúpnavellir
- Type: Lava area with an elevation of 210 metres
- Also known as: “Rjupnavellir”
- Category: landform
- Location: South Iceland, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
64.03792° or 64° 2′ 17″ northLongitude
-19.82672° or 19° 49′ 36″ westElevation
210 metres (689 feet)Open location code
9CP225QF+58GeoNames ID
2627525
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